100th Anniversary All-Time Apple Cup Team

The all-time Apple Cup team includes three players who were selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, including Washington’s Steve Emtman, the No. overall pick in 1992.

Mel Hein, who starred for the Cougars in the early 1930s, became the NFL’s first-ever NFL Most Valuable Player in 1938 — as a center. / Photo by Washington State University

Prior to the 100th renewal of the Apple Cup in 2007, the (now defunct) Seattle Post-Intelligencer selected its all-time Apple Cup team. This is that team (notable performances since 2007 are listed below):

Pos.

Player

School

Years

Skinny

WR

Spider Gaines

UW

75-78

Averaged 24 YPC in 3 Apple Cups; caught 78-yard winning TD in ’75

WR

Hugh Campbell

WSU

60-62

Caught 10 passes for 178 yards and scored a 75-yard TD in 1962

OT

Lincoln Kennedy

UW

89-92

1992 All-America allowed only 2 sacks in his 4 years with the UW

OT

Glen Edwards

WSU

29-31

1930 All-American later voted to College and Pro Halls of Fame

OG

Max Starcevich

UW

34-36

Consensus All-America in 1936 when UW finished 5th in AP vote

OG

Dan Lynch

WSU

81-83

Unanimous All-Pac-10 selection as junior and senior

C

Mel Hein

WSU

28-30

Member of all-time teams in college football and professional football

TE

Aaron Pierce

UW

88-91

Only UW tight end to catch 2 TDs in one Apple Cup game (1990)

QB

Drew Bledsoe

WSU

90-92

In 1992, threw for 259 yards, 2 TDs in a Pullman snow storm

RB

Hugh McElhenny

UW

49-51

Had 3 100-yard rushing games, including 296 yards, 5 TDs in 1950

RB

Rueben Mayes

WSU

80-82

Cougar star ran for 165 yards in 1984 and 167 yards in 1985

DL

Steve Emtman

UW

89-91

Won Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award as a junior in 1991

DL

Vic Markov

UW

35-37

Named first-team All-America by Walter Camp and Liberty in 1937

DL

Kai Ellis

UW

01-02

4 tackles for loss, caused key fumble in 2002 triple-overtime game

DL

Keith Millard

WSU

81-83

All-American set 12 WSU records for tackles for loss and sacks

LB

Rick Redman

UW

62-64

Made All-America 3 times; averaged 12 tackles per game

LB

Michael Jackson

UW

75-78

In the 1977 Apple Cup, matched own school record with 29 tackles

LB

Gary Larsen

WSU

72-74

Had 10 tackles in 197 Cup and danced over prone Sonny Sixkiller

DB

Lamont Thompson

WSU

97-01

Picked off 3 passes in Rose Bowl clincher at Husky Stadium in 1997

DB

George Wilson

UW

23-25

In 1925, ran 40 yards for a TD, returned an INT 90 yards for a TD

DB

Eric Johnson

WSU

71-73

Intercepted 3 passes in 1972 in Washington State’s 27-10 victory

DB

Al Burleson

WSU

73-75

93-yard INT TD set up Washington’s 1975 Apple Cup victory

P

Channing Wyles

UW

89-90

Averaged 52.0 yards on 4 punts in 1990, including 65 yarder

K

John Anderson

UW

99-02

Kicked a record nine FGs in 4 Apple Cups, including 5 in 2002

Return

Ernie Steele

UW

39-41

Only player with 2 80+-yard scoring plays in the Apple Cup

Since the Post-Intelligencer selected its 100th anniversary Apple Cup team, these players have most distinguished themselves:

WASHINGTON

Chris Polk has rushed for 314 yards in three wins over the Cougars — 130 yards in Washington’s 30-0 shutout in 2009, 284 in Washington’s 35-18 win in 2010 and 100 in a 38-21 victory in 2011. His 284 yards in 2010 are the second-highest, single-game rushing total in Apple Cup history.

Keith Price threw three touchdown passes in Washington’s 38-21 victory at CenturyLink Field in 2011.

WASHINGTON STATE

Quarterback Alex Brink produced two, 300-yard passing games against Washington: 328 in 2006 and a game-record 399 in 2007. Brink is the only quarterback in WSU history to beat the Huskies three times (2004, 2005, 2007).

Mike Lobbestael threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns in Washington State’s 38-21 loss to Washington in 2011.

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